1. What do the letters suggest about Oreste Sola’s reason for immigrating to Argentina? 2. How do Oreste Sola’s experiences in Argentina reflect a degree of continuity in his life and future prospects?

3. How do Oreste Sola’s experiences in Argentina reflect a degree of change in his life and future prospects?

4. What larger economic and historical contexts surround Oreste Sola’s experiences in Argentina?

5. How do the experiences that Oreste Sola describes in his letters fit into the larger global changes that occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Part 2: Responding to a Short Writing Prompt

Read the letters from Italian immigrant Oreste Sola in the Worlds of History student reader on pages 836–43. Then, write a one-paragraph response to the following prompt. The paragraph must include a claim/thesis, contextualization, and at least five pieces of reasoning and evidence in support of the claim/thesis.

Prompt:

Evaluate the extent to which the letters from Oreste Sola reflect both continuity and change.